Meet Our Team
Friendly, Outgoing, and Fun!
Here to introduce riders of all ages to the next level of equestrian sport.
Owner| Head Trainer
Beanie Cone
Beanie is a native of Germantown, Tennessee. He has been riding since the age of four. By the age of eight, Beanie was training ponies for his family. The Cones owned and operated Cedar Lake Stables. Beanie was responsible for training the National Pony Champion, "Shanessy". He began traveling the east coast, from Canada to Florida at the age of thirteen. He has successfully competed on the "A" Circuit in the pony divisions, the junior hunters and jumpers. He earned his successful record under the instruction of Jerome Robertson and his brother, Canadian Olympian Mac Cone, winning at all levels of competition.
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​After training under Fuzzy Mayo and attending course design clinics with Richard Jeffries, Beanie spent eight years designing courses from Oklahoma to Mississippi. With over eighteen years of experience, Beanie has a strong background in stable management. He knows how important a comfortable environment is for the horses, and strives to provide it for their wellbeing and for our owner's peace of mind.
Assistant Trainer
Leslie Gattuso
Leslie grew up in Memphis and has been riding since she was little. She grew up riding at Hugh Frank Smiths where she spent most of her time riding, grooming her horses and learning the fundamentals of riding and horsemanship. As a junior, she competed with her horses Instant Replay and Concorde, and has ridden under the expertise of Jerome Robertson, Melanie Smith-Taylor, Margie Clark, Phoebe Sheets and Suzy Young. Since having a family of her own, Leslie has gotten back into the horse industry and has taught at many farms across the horse community, as well as bringing along her own small group of students. She LOVES to teach because she loves being around people who love horses as much as she does! Her goal is to influence her students to be self-confident, happy and responsible horse men and women.
Assistant Trainer | Beginner Specialist
Alexa Rose
Alexa was born and raised in Memphis, where she grew up riding locally first in the western divisipline and then joined the hunter jumper world when she was in high school. She graduated from MTSU and took time away from Memphis, spending 7 years in Leadville, Colorado. Since returning, she has been the head of our beginner program, teaching all of our smallest riders the fundamentals of riding.
Working Student
Lilly Cate Childers
Lilly Cate grew up in Myrtle, MS and began riding at home with her grandfather when she was little. She began taking lessons at HES when she was 12 and has grown within our program to be our working student! During her time she has had many wins in the saddle including a first place at Zone 4 IEA finals in 2021 which secured her spot at IEA Nationals. Most recently she competed at the USHJA Zone 4 Jumper Championships where she helped her team win Gold! She is known for her kindness, patience, attention to detail and ability to work with all levels of riders big and small.
Billing | Office Admin
Candy Cone
Candy has been a part of the Hunters Edge family for over 12 years. Candy and her daughter have had a love for horses their entire lives and have shown true horsemanship in and out of the show ring. Candy is a bright and smiling face around the barn. She can answer all billing questions and keeps things running smoothly!
Horse Management | Maintenance
Celestino
Celestino has been apart of the Hunters Edge Family for nine years and is the head of our horse management team. Known for his intuition with the horses, he makes sure all of our horses stay safe, healthy and happy.